Articles Tagged ‘patent’
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Apple Is Still Working On The iWallet For iPhone
BY Jamie Young on Sat April 06th, 2013
A new patent application from Apple was just discovered that focuses on financial transactions.
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Apple, Google Double-Team To Place $500 Million Bid On Kodak Patents
BY Joe White on Sun December 09th, 2012
Kodak has been selling off its patents since filing for bankruptcy in January. Now, a new report indicates that Apple and Google have joined forces to place a $500 million bid for Kodak's valuable patent portfolio.
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Apple Awarded Patent For iBooks' Digital Page-Turns
BY Joe White on Sun November 18th, 2012
Apple has recently been awarded a patent for its digital page-turn animations, which can be found in the iBooks app on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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Hilarious: Conan Satires The Samsung Side Of The Apple-Samsung Patent Trial
BY Joe White on Wed August 08th, 2012
In the past, Conan O'Brien has poked fun at the Kindle Fire, the "lost" fifth-gen iPhone, and the iPad 2. Now, the popular late-night comic has weighed-in on the Apple-Samsung patent trial, and the results - unsurprisingly - are hilarious.
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Apple Faced With Yet Another Legal Battle, This Time Involving FaceTime Service
BY Joe White on Tue August 07th, 2012
As if Apple's legal team didn't have enough to be getting on with. In the midst of the company's legal battle with Samsung, a Taiwanese man has accused Apple's FaceTime service of infringing a patent he owns.
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Another Nail In The Kodak Coffin Struck As Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Apple, RIM
BY Joe White on Sun July 22nd, 2012
It’s more bad news for Kodak, as the U.S. International Trade Commission recently dismissed the age-old photography company’s killer patent lawsuit regarding previewing images on a digital camera, the crosshair of which was aimed at both Apple and Research In Motion.
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Could Latest Apple Patent Put The Kibosh On Competition?
BY Andy Faust III on Wed July 18th, 2012
Apple's just been granted the mother of all smartphone patents. Maybe.
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Judge Dismisses Apple-Motorola Patent Case, No Injunctions Issued
BY Joe White on Sun June 24th, 2012
Apple and Motorola's patent disputes have come to a quick, uneasy end.
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Could Impressive Haptics Touch Screen Launch With Future iOS Devices?
BY Joe White on Fri May 04th, 2012
Could haptic technology launch with a future iOS device?
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Apple Facing Lawsuit For Their Entire Library Of Touch Products
BY Dave LeClair on Sat April 21st, 2012
Company files suit against Apple for nearly every product they produce.
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Newly Granted Apple Patents Hint At NFC-Powered iPhone, iWallet
BY Brent Dirks on Tue March 06th, 2012
Newly awarded patents granted to Apple show what an NFC-powered iPhone might be capable of doing.
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New Patent Suggests Apple Might Incorporate Facial Recognition Software Into The iOS
BY Joe White on Sun January 01st, 2012
A recently filed patent application suggests that future iOS devices and MacBooks might be able to recognize their owner, and respond accordingly. Though many Apple patents amount to nothing, this new patent (which builds upon two previous applications) describes a kind of facial recognition that sounds workable, useful and altogether possible.
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Apple Developing App That Allows Users To Scan Documents With iPhone's Camera?
BY Joe White on Tue September 13th, 2011
Yesterday, HP announced a new mobile application that promises to allow users to "print, copy and scan interactively from a mobile device." Now, an Apple source has apparently told 9to5Mac that the Cupertino, CA company is working on a similar scanning app, which uses an iOS device's camera to scan documents.
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Apple Patents Its Own Fancier Version Of Touch-To-Share
BY Alexander Vaughn on Sun July 10th, 2011
Have you heard about the upcoming iOS bucket features?
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Apple's Scroll Patent: Good, But Not A Game-Changer
BY DM on Sat June 25th, 2011
Apple's new "internal scrolling" patent isn't as big of a deal as some people are saying, but it's another well-deserved bit of protection for iPhone intellectual property.
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Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Disputes - Apple Now Paying Royalties
BY Joe White on Tue June 14th, 2011
It's been a long drawn out legal battle, but Apple and Nokia have finally come to an agreement regarding patent disputes. Apparently, Apple has paid Nokia a "one-off payment," and will also continue to pay Nokia royalties for the use of the company's patents.
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New Apple Patent Suggests Wireless Charging May Be Coming Soon
BY Joe White on Wed June 08th, 2011
A recently filed patent application suggests that Apple may be planning on adding a wireless charging feature to its products soon.
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Patent Watch: Apple's Calendar App Could Soon Tell You How Far You Are From A Meeting
BY Joe White on Thu June 02nd, 2011
In a recently discovered Apple patent application, the company outlines a smart Calendar app. The imagined app would be able to gauge the distance between an iPhone owner and a meeting venue, and calculate how long it might take to get there.
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More iCloud News: Recently Uncovered Apple Patent & Job Listing Hits The Web
BY Joe White on Thu May 19th, 2011
Today, more news on Apple's upcoming cloud based service - which many are calling "iCloud" - hit the Web.
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Apple Patent: Tiny Keyboards That Type For You
BY DM on Fri May 13th, 2011
We've found another wild Apple patent for you. While chances are good that this one will never see the light of day, it's, pretty unbelievable. It's also weirder than Apple usually gets, even at their most outlandish.
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